Defer checking if a connection is allowed until the IP address is known from the receipt of X-Forwarded headers

THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE APPLIES TO:

• EFT Enterprise v 7.4.7.7 - 7.4.12
• Refer to https://kb.globalscape.com/KnowledgebaseArticle11463.aspx for updated registry setting

 DISCUSSION

Defer checking if a connection is allowed until the IP address is known from the receipt of X-Forwarded headers. (Use behind AWS Load Balancer)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\GlobalSCAPE Inc.\EFT Server 7.4\

Type: BOOL

Value name: DeferAllowedConnectionsCheckForXForwardedHTTPHeaders

Default Value: false

Cached: yes

Backup/Restore: yes

(There is no 32-bit version because there is no 32-bit OS supported.)